Ornamentation



May 18, 1937. TE 2,081,082

ORNAMENTATI ON Filed Dec. 1, 1936 Gum/M4 Patented May 18, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT other chn'setts Application manta 1, 1936; serial No. 113,?29

7 Claims.

. While not confined thereto, the invention is particularly adapted to the ornamentation of surfaces The article to be ornamented may be a plate or sheet of any form and the ornament applied may be of the same or different colour from the base, and maybe of the same or different material as the base.

The invention is adapted for many purposes and-for the-purpose of specific illustration it will be described in cohnection with compacts, vanity cases, cigarette cases and lighters, cigarette boxes and cigar boxes and similar receptacles. The bodies of such devices are ordinarily composed of relatively thin sheets of material and a surface ornamentation is frequently applied thereto. This may be done by merely cutting orichasing the surface of the article but it is frequently desired to have a projectingor outstanding ornament applied to the surface in such a way as to be woven into or artistically associated with the ornamentation formed directly into the surface. The present invention is especially-adaptedto such an arrangement. V

A member of such a receptacle may have placed on it a surface ornamentation such as a group of stripes or the like and it may be desired to superimpose upon this an ornamental member of contrasting colour ormaterial-without interfering with the integrity of the stripe or other surface ornamentation. To this end the member having-been provided with stripe ornamentationmay have a hole cut through it thus re-' moving some of the surface ornamentation. A

separate strip of material provided with substan tially thasamecharacter of ornamentation may then be bent into a suitable shape possibly resembling a U shape so as to project through the hole and rise above the surface of the base so arranged that the stripes for instance on the base are continued by the stripes on the projecting member. The projecting member may be fastened on the device-for instance the ends of the projecting member maybe bent so as to engage the rear side of the base member and prevent the inserted band from passing entirely through the hole. An ornamental device may then be inserted under the band and more or less in contact with the base member in such a Way as to substantially lock the three members together by frictional contact, or there may be applied on the contacting parts of the members cement or other suitable adhesive to hold them in position when once adjusted.

Without intending to confine the invention to any specific form of construction or material one (Cl. 41-34) V specific embodiment is illlustrat'ed' in the accom panying drawing in" which Figure 1 is" a perspective View of a" member of some article such as a cigarette case. ,Fig. 2 is a perspective .v'iewf of the band member which projects .thiohghithe hole of the member illustratedfli'nFig. .1.v 3 is a perspective view of awsuitable ornamental locking member for use in this connection. Fig. 4 Ba plan View of an ornamented membiertniade by assembling. the elements ,illustrjat'edjin Figs'hl, 2 and' 3 and' Fig. 5 is a longitudinaiveitical section through Fig. 4, I i v,

A plate or sheetmembjer maybe provided with suitably cut, chased or engravedorl otherwise applied ornamentation l L A hole limhybecut through the member HJ either before or after the ornamentation I l is applied insuch away as to eliminate or remove a portion ofjtheornamenjtation I I. A strip or band I3 of substantiallythe same width as the hole I2 is providedwitl'iiorna mentation which may correspond to and comple: ment the ornamentation; I]. .Thdhan'd. .l.3.-is formed witha suitable centrally projecting mem-; ber l4 and flattened ends l5. ,Theibandmaythen be applied to themernber H1 by. projectingthe portion l4 through the hole l2 untiltlieT end mem bers' l5 contact the inner surface of the plate- I0. A member I 6' may then 1 be inserted through .the projecting member so that more or less'of its ends rest against the. surface of the member l0;beyo'nd the sides of the hole I21 The member [6 may engage the projecting portion H or may have 'at least aportion correspondingsubstantially in cross-section to the portion of the projection [4 whichextendsbeyo'ndfthe surface of the plate in. This will tend to hold the ends l5 of the band [3 against the inner side of the member ID and lock the band i3 in position. At the same time the frictional contact may be suflicient to fasten the member IS in its position with all or a portion of its ends resting against the surface of the member II].

It will be seen that the ornamentation on the projecting member N forms a continuation of the ornamentation ll crossing the member I6 in such a way as to give the appearance of a continuous band across the member I0 holding the member [6 in position. Various ornamental effects may be produced by varying the shape of the member I6, by varying the shape and ornamentation of the member 13, and by varying the ornamentation as well as the location, shape and size of the hole l2. The colours and materials of the various members mayvary within wide limits and produce a multitude of different designs and Ufa.

ornamental effects. In one example for instance the plate I may be plated with rhodium, the band l3 may be plated with red gold and the member I6 may be made of black catalin. This combination gives a desirable pleasing effect but is not essential to the present invention.

The ends l of the band i3 are illustrated as provided with engine turned lines corresponding to the engine turned lines on the central portion l4 but this is not essential. Such an arrangement may not make a smooth contacting surface for the member 16 to engage the rear of the plate I 0 but it is a convenient construction since it makes it possible to form the member I3 from a strip of ornamented material. The end members I 5 of course even in this out condition answer their purpose of holding the ornament in place but when desired they may be made smooth or of any other character.

While it may be possible to assemble the members as indicated above in such a way that they will beheld assembled by frictional contact it may be desirable to provide an adhesive of some suitable sort at the contact points between some or all of the individual members.

The member I6 has been illustrated as of uniform cross-section corresponding to the projecting portion of the member I 4. This may be a desirable and economical construction but it is not essential it being necessary only that the member l6 have of such cross-section only the portion which engages the loop I4, while for suitable ornamental or other reasons the ends or other portions of the member [6 may be of any suitable form. As illustrated the member I 6 contacts the entire inner portion of the loop l4 and also makes contact throughout its extent with the plate It! at both sides of the hole 12 but this isnot essential it being necessary only that there be sufiicient contact to hold the members in position. The strap member I3 is illustrated as substantially the same width as the hole [2 but this is not essential since it is only necessary that the projecting portion I4 may be sufliciently wide to make suitable contact with the inserted member I6 and hold the members assembled.

Various changes in form, arrangement, material, assembly and construction may be made without departing from the present invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A device having a hole therein, a binding strap fastened in the hole and projecting therefrom, and an ornamental member under the strap having at least one portion of substantially the cross section of the projecting part of the strap and having other portions bearing upon the device beyond the edges of the hole.

2. A device carrying an ornamental finish and having a hole in the ornamental finish, a binding strap fastened in the hole and projecting therefrom and completing the ornament across the hole and an ornamental member under the strap having at least one portion of substantially the cross section of the projecting part of the strap and having other portions bearing upon the device beyond the edge of the hole.

3. An ornamental device having a hole through the ornamental portion, a binding strap fastened in the hole and projecting therefrom and completing the ornamentation interrupted by the hole, and an ornamental member under the strap engaging the under side of the strap and having other portions bearing upon the device beyond the edges of the hole.

4. An ornamented device having a hole through the ornamented portion, a binding strap fastened in'the hole and projecting therefrom and completing the ornamentation interrupted by the hole, and an ornamental member under the strap having at least one portion of substantially the cross section of the projecting part of the strap and having other portions bearing upon the device beyond the edges of the hole.

5. A sheet of material having a hole therein, a strap of ornamental material having end members resting against the back of the first sheet adjacent the hole and an intermediate portion projecting through the hole and substantially filling it, and a third ornamental member under the strap and of about the same cross section as the projecting portion of the strap and having ends resting against the front of the sheet.

6. A sheet of material having a hole therein, a strap of ornamental material having end members resting against the back of the first sheet adjacent the hole and an intermediate portion projecting through the hole, and a third ornamental member under the strap and of about the same cross section as the projecting portion of the strap and having portions resting against the front of the sheet.

'7. A sheet of material having a hole therein, a binding strap fastened in the hole and projecting therefrom and an ornamental member in the strap having at least one portion of substantially the cross section of the projecting part of the strap and having other portions bearing upon the sheet of material beyond the edges of the hole.

ARTHUR BATES. 

